text: Email This Post HomeHumorThe Dog Opens a Vomitorium Amy Vansant October 24, 2012 Humor 38 Comments According to Wikipedia, a vomitorium is "a passage situated below or behind a tier of seats in an amphitheater or a stadium." Sometimes Wikipedia just blows all the fun ideas you had about a fact, word or bit of history. Worse, when you try to edit Wikipedia so that "Fascist" really does mean "anyone who disagrees with you" they remove it. Fascists. Anyway, regarding the vomitorium, Wikipedia does mention "there is a common misconception that ancient Romans designated spaces called vomitoria for the purpose of actual vomiting, as part of a binge and purge cycle." EXACTLY. That's the one I'm talking about. Welcome to the Vomitorium! Mike and I were getting ready to take the dog, Gordon Labradoodle, for a walk yesterday when he started licking his lips. A lot. Usually, when he's about to barf, he'll start licking like he has a bit of tissue stuck to the end of his tongue. "Are you going to barf?" I asked him. He tried to ignore me, which was weird, because normally he'd answer me. Then he crooked his neck down and looked up at me with those "I am SO going to barf," eyes. Before I could do anything, he started gagging the dog #1 Billboard hit, "Hrmph hrmph hrmph" like an engine that wouldn't turn over. As is my custom, I made a death lunge for the nearest thing that could catch barf. A towel, a worn shirt, several socks scrunched together, paper, the iPad; I've employed a plethora of barf catching tools in the past. Usually, this maneuver is done in the dead of night when I'm half asleep, so I felt way ahead of the game. I spotted a used hand towel just a foot from the future Scene of the Vomiting. Clearly, Lady Luck was on my side. Unfortunately, Gordon was lying perched in such a way that his only option was to vomit directly off the end of the bed. I tried to stabilize the flimsy hand towel in front of his mouth in the hopes of capturing the bulk of the barf mid-air. I remember hoping it would be one of those petite, foamy little yellow-bile barfs. How naive I was. Gordon projectile vomited the remains of a full grown water buffalo into the hand towel, which, though it appeared deceptively fuzzy and absorbent, did not trap the vomit. The barf instead BOUNCED off the towel, skipping like a chunky liquid stone off the surface and arching gracefully onto my shirt and splattering to the ground around me. Happy to check that off his list for the day, the dog licked his lips and went back to being excited about the walk, no different than he had been 10 minutes earlier, but for the yellow gruel dripping down his hairy little chin. I surveyed the damage. One of Mike's enormous fuzzy moccasin-style slippers was now a vessel for puke in a myriad of colors, shapes and textures. It was just like the old days when real Indians used to make southwest hash browns in their moccasins (source: Wikipedia, but hurry) "Looks like your slipper caught most of it," I said to Mike, picking up the slipper and trying to hand it to him. My thought was he could clean the slipper while I took care of my shirt, the dog's chin and the floor. Wild-eyed and waving his hands like he was casting a spell, Mike warded me off like I had just tried to hand him a fuzzy slipper full of vomit. He turned and ran out of the room. I followed Mike to find him gagging in the hallway bathroom, which nearly made me technicolor yawn myself. The only thing that distracted me from joining the vomitorium were the dulcet tones of the dog preparing to vomit again, back in the bedroom. I spun on my heels and bolted back to try and catch it before he filled the other slipper. Luckily, Gordon had remembered the first rule of Dog Barf Club is "Always barf on the hardest thing to clean" and had finished up on the comforter. So how was your morning? Author Recent Posts Amy VansantAmy Vansant is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author specializing in fun, funny fiction --- even the murder mysteries. Latest posts by Amy Vansant (see all) Book Release – You want The Girl Who Wants (I promise) - September 9, 2020 My Zoo: Critter videos: Bobcats, Armadillos, Tortoises oh my, giveaway and book deals - August 27, 2020 Pineapple Hurricane Finally 99c, My New Exercise, Win Kindles - August 19, 2020 38 Responses Abby October 24, 2012 Ugh. Chauncey is usually really good and lets us know when he's going to puke. He'll also lick his lips and scoot to the back door to go outside, which at least is on the kitchen floor and not the carpet. But he's little-no projectile volcanic eruptions of vomit when he does yack. As for the cat, I end up chasing her around with a towel when the noise starts, which scares here and ends up creating a hairball/puke trail throughout the house. Lucky for us all, I never follow the leader and puke myself. It takes much more than that 😉 0 likes Reply Amy Vansant October 24, 2012 You have no idea how lucky you are. Both Gordon and his cousin, Brock, will run for MILES to find a carpet to barf on (and in Brock's case, poop on. Moron.) Gordon won't even eat a bone on a hard floor. He'll find a 2″ x 2″ piece of cloth and eat on top of that. In all fairness, Mike has been wrestling a stomach flu, so he was a little hair trigger… 1 likes Reply billmajor October 24, 2012 hahahahaha thats funny ! 0 likes Jenbug October 24, 2012 Apparently, it was better than yours. Yuck! 1 likes Reply wardegus October 24, 2012 All three of my animals are pukers. I've long given up trying to catch it but instead focus on moving them to an easily cleanable surface. When I hear their retching sound I spring into action and chase them off the bed or rug or whatever. 1 likes Reply Amy Vansant October 24, 2012 Gordon is 65lbs and has the ability to make himself weigh approximately 2667lbs if someone tries to move him – to make room on the bed, or to relocate a barf, for example. 1 likes Reply SarcasticNinja October 24, 2012 Man, that "Hrmph hrmph hrmph" song was so overplayed. I was glad when it finally was knocked off the charts by "I Like it Ruff (When I Hump Your Leg)." 1 likes Reply kath galasso October 24, 2012 Well, mine's usually controllable incontinence issue is not so controllable today. My favorite barf move, is grabbing her by the collar and dragging her large, furry ass to the area of least destruction. Sometimes it works. Then there are the rare occasions when she actually moves from a carpeted area to the tiled kitchen floor, all on her own. And yes, I have one of those men with the gag reflex. Like WTF is with that? They can down 43 shots of vodka, 12 beers and nachos and be fine. A dog starts to get queasy and that they can't handle. How many more lifetimes until women run the world? Just asking. 0 likes Reply Amy Vansant October 24, 2012 You made that bit about her moving on her own up, didn't you? Mike already had some tummy issues, so I'm letting this one pass. (whispering) Cool. Keep saying in public we don't already rule the world and they won't realize we already do. Nice job. 0 likes Reply kath galasso October 24, 2012 Actually, I didn't make it up. She has done it on at least 3 occasions. I can only attribute this to her being a rescue dog and her previous owners must have taught her good manners. It sure as shit wasn't us. 1 likes Jessica October 24, 2012 I've done this dance – but with the kids. They've actually convinced me, with their various forms of stomach pyrotechnics over the years, that I never want a pet of any sort (unless they can find one without a digestive system). Hope your day picks up! Although really… how could it not? 0 likes Reply Amy Vansant October 24, 2012 Kid vomit would get to me. I'm sure, after a while, I'd grow numb to it like I have to dog vomit, but when I'm around kids and they burp up I have to look away quick and start thinking about flowers and unicorns… 0 likes Reply Laura October 24, 2012 I once witnessed a friend being vomited on by her toddler – that was the moment I decided "oh HELL no!" to having kids. We have cats – and yes, they do vomit too. But if they start to vomit while on me I have absolutely no compunction about tossing them across the room! We solved the carpet problem by not having any: laminate throughout the house makes for easy cleanups. 1 likes Reply Carrie October 24, 2012 I think I just peed my pants laughing, which is unfortunate since I'm at work. Also, yesterday when I got home from work I was taking my jewelry off in my bedroom when I heard the hrmph hrmph hrmph — I quickly looked around and realized it was coming from UNDER the bed so naturally I started screaming "do NOT barf under my bed. Stop, Get out of there!" Spike just acted like I was speaking human and ignored me. Bastard. 0 likes Reply Amy Vansant October 24, 2012 OOH! The under the bed SUCKS! 1 likes Reply Carrie October 24, 2012 right? and it's always the middle of under the bed and how the hell do you reach that? 0 likes Tiffany N. York October 24, 2012 And here I thought I was the only one in the world who started off today with puke. I have a bulimic cat. She throws up immediately after she eats–nice big chunks of undigested food mixed with bile, grass, and fur. Always on the carpet, even though half my house has floor. I too, scream "Nooooooo!!!" which causes her to run, spreading drops of joy everywhere. My diva Chihuahua's the easy one. She just poops and pees on the carpet. Much easier to clean up. Unless of course it's diarrhea. Anyway, I can pretty much gauge how my day is gonna go, depending on whether the cat throws up or not. 2 likes Reply Amy Vansant October 24, 2012 Holy hell. That is a lot of bodily fluids. 0 likes Reply Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Point October 24, 2012 I can't wait until next spring to go see Shakespeare at the Park at our local amphitheater. I'm going to vomit all over those passages situated below or behind tiers of seats. 0 likes Reply Michele Drier October 24, 2012 Want a cat? He coughs up his hairballs strategically, right beside the bed where I'll step on it on the way to the bathroom. OK, off to buy another keyboard because I spit coffee all over thissssmmmmmone. 0 likes Reply Amy Vansant October 25, 2012 Gosh, he sounds delightful but I'm allergic. Sorry! 0 likes Reply Tiffany N. York October 25, 2012 Ironically, everyone seems to be allergic to cats. Hmmmmm 0 likes Nicole October 24, 2012 Poetry. Sheer poetry. Mojo read it over my shoulder to learn how to make his barfs more fun. 1 likes Reply Nina Potts October 25, 2012 Only people who have had to clean up animal vomit repeatedly can understand this. I once dove for the floor, hands cupped and outstretched, barely catching the vomit as it escaped my cats mouth. Many people will shudder at this. However, I had JUST had my carpets cleaned, and the cat was of course on the freshly cleaned carpet. 0 likes Reply Amy Vansant October 25, 2012 Yes, I think all pet owners harbor secret shame over some of the things we've done in the interest of time, saving carpets, etc. 0 likes Reply Carrie - Cannibalistic Nerd October 25, 2012 Our previous dog would get up off of linoleum, tile, etc, and seek out carpet to vomit on. So carpet was her vomitorium, and it was really, really annoying. 0 likes Reply Amy Vansant October 25, 2012 Yep. That's Gordon. HAS to be carpet. And since we have all hardwood, the bed makes a good fallback. 0 likes Reply Lynn Kellan October 26, 2012 Well, at least he didn't barf on your pillow… 1 likes Reply soynailcider October 27, 2012 Why is it they get into this trance as you try to guide them to a tiled area? Poor things. On the other hand..I am the one you will find gagging in the hallway. 0 likes Reply Julie October 27, 2012 OMG…this is the funniest thing I've read in a while. And SOOO true! I have a cat that I swear goes out of his way to vomit in places that are impossible to clean…like window tracks… 1 likes Reply Amy Vansant October 28, 2012 Ooh window tracks. What a PAIN. Your cat is a genius! 0 likes Reply Tammy October 29, 2012 All 4 of my cats puke everywhere, all the time. And the dog – if I'm not lightning fast – will eat the puke. So gross. 1 likes Reply Tiffany N. York October 29, 2012 Am I the only one who wishes the dog would eat the cat puke so I didn't have to clean it up instead? 0 likes Reply Amy Vansant October 31, 2012 No… though I hate it when I take the dog to the house of someone with a cat and he tears through the place looking for poop to eat. That's not my son. That's not my smart beautiful boy… 0 likes Mistress Bedlam January 22, 2013 I laughed so hard at this tears ran down my leg. 0 likes Reply Magda Holets April 5, 2013 Keeping socks on your baby's feet is no simple task. One little kick, a tug at the toes and they're off. And of course it's always one sock from every pair that gets lost!` Our own web-site <,http://www.beautyfashiondigest.com/scalp-sores/ 0 likes Reply Virginia Fair July 12, 2013 Thanks for this re-run. I am struck by the synchronicity of it appearing on a morning when my sleep was interrupted by the feline version of hrmph, hrmph, hrmph, which is ghnk, ghnk, ghnk. Dashing through the living room, turning on lights as I entered the dining room, I was too late. I found a hairball sausage swimming in clear liquid – a two squares of paper towel capacity. 0 likes Reply Amy Vansant July 12, 2013 Thanks for the visual! 0 likes Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Add me to Amy Vansant's Humor Newsletter!


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Anaconda Updates
anaconda has the capability to incorporate updates at runtime to fix any bugs or issues with the installer. These updates are generally distributed as a disk image file (referred to as
updates.img from here on out). The
updates.img can be used in a few different ways.
Updates types
There are a number of sources for the updates.
Updates from a disk image
The most common way of using an
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dd if=updates.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=72k count=20
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linux updates
and you will be prompted to provide the location of your update disk.
You can also use a USB key or flash media -- just replace
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Updates from the Tree
If you're doing a network installation, you can also put the
updates.img in your tree to be picked up by all installs from that tree. For Fedora Core 6 and later, put the file as
images/updates.img in your Fedora installation tree. Earlier releases look in
Updates from the Network
If you're doing a network install and cannot modify your installation tree, you can place an updates.img in another location and boot with
linux updates=http://some.website.com/path/to/updates.img
to load the updates.img from a remote web server.
If you have multiple network interfaces, anaconda will first prompt you to select one (unless you have used the ksdevice= boot parameter). It will then attempt to configure this link using DHCP. If you require other networking configuration, you will need to use various options. ksdevice= can be used to specify a different network device, and the ip= option (along with others for gateway, nameserver, and so forth) can be used for static configuration. All anaconda config options are described elsewhere .
How to Create an Anaconda Updates Image
If you are working on anaconda or looking at a bug and want to test your own bug fixes, it's easy to create your own updates.img file. There are two formats for the updates.img file. The first, and most common, is a gzip-compressed ext2 filesystem. The second is a gzip-compressed cpio archive.
Just do the following steps.
Compressed ext2 filesystem image
This is the more traditional form of an updates.img and is required for older releases of anaconda. It is also slightly more preferred if you are going to transfer the updates image to a floppy disk. Note that this requires root privileges.
- Create a 1.44MB updates.img image
dd if=/dev/zero of=updates.img bs=1k count=1440
- Format as an ext2 filesystem
mke2fs updates.img
- Mount the image
mount -o loop updates.img /mnt
- Drop updated anaconda python files in a flat directory structure
- Unmount the updates.img
umount /mnt
Compressed cpio archive
This is the newer form of an updates.img and is likely preferred in most cases with current releases of anaconda. In contrast to the above, this does not require root privileges.
- Drop updated anaconda files in a flat directory structure, eg: /tmp/updates
(cd /tmp/updates ; find -type f | cpio -c -o) | gzip -c9 > updates.img
How to Examine an Anaconda Updates Image
updates.img files provided by the Fedora project are ext3 filesystem images. To examine one of these files complete the following steps:
- Obtain an
wget http://people.redhat.com/~katzj/updates-f7t2.img
- Mount the file using looopback:
mount -o loop updates-f7t2.img /misc
To examine a cpio updates.img complete the following steps:
- create a top level directory to hold the updates.img contents:
mkdir /tmp/updates
- unpack the updates into the directory:
zcat updates.img | (cd /tmp/updates ; cpio -ivd)

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..Well, after many years of basically procrastinating with my fruitarian book, and continuosly putting it on hold, I have finally begun being methodical and writing a little each day..
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Dear Self,
Never let the little child inside of you ever die. Add wisdom to your thoughts and views, but never let it cease the ever-curious inner child to stop looking at things with awe and wonder.
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Image Stabilization
All that zooming would be impossible without the built-in optical image stabilization of the A720 IS. A year ago, image stabilization was something of a luxury. Now, Canon is making it available to all levels of camera users, in all of their new cameras. We're thrilled that IS has finally become a standard feature because, as our images will show, shooting without it can be perilous.
To the right, you'll see two photos. Look again at the 6x optical zoom photo we first showed you above. Now, compare it to this new photo, of the same scene, taken with Image Stabilization turned off.
Face Detection Auto Focus
Face Detection Auto Focus is a nifty little feature that sounds like a made-up marketing come on. That is, until you see it in action. Time and time again in my testing of the A720 IS, the face detection was spot on. Usually, Canon's cameras would highlight large areas of the scene with a big green box, indicating the spots the auto focus believed were what you wanted to capture.
The face detection technology can spot a human face from across a room and will zero-in that green box right around it (or in some cases, many faces). This is tremendously helpful, ensuring that photos of family and friends can hone in on exactly who you want to capture and not on the background or some unrelated distraction.
Lightweight, Compact Design
It's amazing to see how the Canon 'A' series has improved over the years. They've managed to slim down these point-and-shoot cameras significantly. Three years ago, the Canon A95 was a lot closer to film point-and-shoots in size (and maybe even heavier in weight). Now, the A720 IS could almost pass for an ultracompact.
It's palm-sized and comfortably light. The 'AA' batteries require more space than a lithium-ion would, but they're tucked in quite nicely, and are a great option for people who don't want to be dependent on a particular battery. The camera's controls are simple and easy to use, while the large 2.5-inch LCD makes navigating the menus and previewing photos a pleasure.
An Affordable, Full-Featured Camera
Considering the wealth of features included in the Canon A720 IS, you might expect it to cost a pretty penny. Instead, it has a price tag that you'd most likely classify as "budget-minded" or "affordable." The Canon A720 IS retails for $249, which is pretty reasonable to begin with. Shop around online, and at our merchant partners, and you'll find it available for prices
Big savings on an excellent camera. DCHQ heartily endorses the A720 IS as great choice for casual or novice users looking for an easy-to-use point-and-shoot digital camera.


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|Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
'The boat has been described as a vessel 'fit for a Queen' and has been decorated with nearly 10,000 flowers. It has been transformed in a project led by award winning production designer, Joseph Bennett. Lavishly decorated with replica carvings and sporting a majestic red, gold and purple colour scheme, the vessel's design will echo the richly decorated royal barges of the 17th and 18th centuries. A lavish red, velvet banner decorated with a version of the royal coat of arms made from more than half a million gold coloured buttons hands from the stern'.
It has been widely suggested the Monarchy needs to scale down in order to survive and the seven royals sailing on The Spirit of Chartwell represent the core members, present and future of the British Monarchy.
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A look at the pageant.
Kate looked lovely in a red Alexander McQueen pleated skirt dress. The cutout peplum showcases the A line skirt. The piece is from last years Pre-Fall collection. The dress was available for $2,045. Kate's dress is a custom made piece, lengthened with long sleeves. It is described as
'Rule, Britannia! Regimental uniforms, especially the British Order of the Garter, inspired Sarah Burton's Alexander McQueen Pre-Fall 2011 collection. Rendered in a vivid red, the exuberantly precise result is sure to delight both new and veteran fans of this British power house'.
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Kate wore a red by milliner Sylvia Fletcher at James Lock & Co.
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Kate's brooch features two dolphins. It was a gift from the Royal Navy Submarine Service. Prince William is Chief of the RN Submarine Service hence the gift to Kate. (With thanks to @RoyalReporter)
Kate accessorised with her Kiki McDonough Citrine Drop Earrings. They are available for £495.
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Kate carried a tartan scarf made of newly created Strathearn tartan, a nod to her Scottish title 'Countess of Strathearn'. She briefly wore it before she disembarked from the barge.
The Duchess also carried a red and gold version of the McQueen Skull Clutch with Bow (With many thanks to What Kate Wore)
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The Queen's outfit was designed by Angela Kelly. The ivory dress and coat decorated with crystals was a year in the planning, perfect for the occasion.
It was a simply spectacular day, despite the dismal weather the mood in London and indeed around the world was one of joy and celebration. We are unlikely to see an event like this again for a long time. A wonderful way to celebrate Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee.
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12 Responses to "Hombre"
un de mes westerns préférés. Paul Newman, magnifique, un des rôles les plus sombres de Richard Boone, merci de le remettre sur la sellette !
Blankend August 10, 2015 at 6:19 pm #
How many of you were confused by the extra water bag back at the mine when you first watched this? I had to watch closely on a repeated viewing to see how it came to be left there. Not a big plot development, but a bit of trivia that I and some others, have noticed.
Blankend August 12, 2015 at 1:43 pm #
Oh yes, it is a very good movie. I didn't mean to imply otherwise. The water bag was just brought up as trivia to see if anyone else noticed it.
It was not really an error, as they show you how it came to be left there, but it was not a big plot development, and was done in such a
casual way, that it was not noticed by a lot of people. I just re-watched this one recently and remembered the water bag thing.
Angry Dad July 9, 2019 at 12:26 am #
I must compliment you on your taste in Westerns, it closely tracks my own. And thanks for considering Last of the Mohicans as a Western, for it truly is, as then the Western frontier was indeed the Hudson River. But what inspired this note was when I clicked on "Hombre" and saw you led off with that best line, "How you gonna get back down that hill?", and realized we are simpatico. BTW I chanced on your site while looking up stuff on The Professionals, also one of my all time favorites. Nice to have found you.
PS, I don't I suppose regard it as a Western, maybe more an "Eastern" or indeed "Mid Eastern" (although Morocco is in the African West, so maybe it is) but it is of the same epoch and has many of the same values and actions on display, namely The Wind and the Lion. Brian Keith is great as Teddy Roosevelt and Sean Connery (even with a Scots accent) is masterly as The Raizulli. You might consider it. I might also include Tombstone, with perhaps Val Kilmer's best work as Doc Holliday, and Kurt Russell also excellent as Wyatt Earp.
Angry Dad July 9, 2019 at 12:34 am #
One more off-beat suggestion: Mel Gibson's Apocalypto, set among the Mayans (and off by 500 or so years, but who's counting?), again a "Western" in that it isn't Euro-centric (although they do appear, also 500 years early, ominously at the end). Think of it as a celebration of native Central American culture, gore and all. It is a stunning movie.


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- The coalition death toll in Operation Enduring Freedom includes 1,974 Americans
- The war started in October 2001 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States
- A total of 50 countries make up the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan
A U.S. sailor who died last week of medical complications was the 3,000th death among coalition forces in the Afghanistan war, according to CNN's count based on information provided by the U.S. Defense Department and the International Security Assistance Force.
Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan J. Wilson, 26, of Shasta, California, died May 20 in Manama, Bahrain, the Defense Department reported in an e-mail Friday.
Wilson, assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain, was supporting the Afghanistan mission, the e-mail said.
He was the 1,974th U.S. death in the war that started October 7, 2001, and the 3,000th overall death from the U.S.-led international coalition engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom.
The coalition includes 50 countries. Britain has the second-largest number of dead from the mission at 414, according to the CNN figures.


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How open are you to suggestions, particularly from your shopfloor employees? I think manufacturers that don't provide a means for those on the shop floor to offer ideas are doing their business a disservice.
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The two most effective ways that I've seen manufacturers solicit information from their shopfloor employees are regular group meetings and prominent problem/solution boards. So which method is best for your company? I suggest you consider using both. That's because they offer a comfortable communication platform for extroverts and introverts, respectively.
Unlike introverts, extroverts thrive in situations in which ideas are freely bandied about. Daily or weekly brainstorming sessions offer the ideal environment for them to trade ideas and shape more efficient processes.
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If the ACARS and transponder were all managed through one CMU processor and that was overheating before take off (per ACARS R-channel signal evidence) then the question remains unanswered by your reply, just obfuscated.
I have learned by experience that when people try to deflect the question with an irrelevant objection it is usually because they are scared of the conclusion which the question leads to.
The answer obviously is if the ACARS and Transponder were all disabled by an overheating CMU unit regardless of manufacture and exact part number would this not suggest a different cause from criminal disabling of those systems?


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How to Convince Someone They've Committed a Crime
A new study finds that providing true details mixed with a fake event convinces two in three the story was real.
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It's not uncommon for police suspects, worn down after long hours of hostile police interrogation, to confess to crimes they didn't commit. Stranger still, a new report suggests that, with some concrete detail and the strong assertion that they did in fact commit the crime, those suspects might actually believe they're guilty.
Motivated in part by revelations of major mistakes and outright abuse on the part of police, researchers have spent a lot of time grappling with false confessions in recent years. Among the things criminologists and psychologists have discovered, a good number of suspects in the interrogation room come to actually believe they've committed the crime in question—something known as a persuaded false confession. Often, those confessions result from investigators providing specific details of a crime or suggesting ways a crime may have gone down, which psychologists suspect creates a framework a person can unwittingly use to construct false memories, and the ensuing false confession. But how susceptible is the average person to that kind of thinking?
Pretty susceptible, argue Julia Shaw and Stephen Porter. After getting approval from 126 undergraduates, Shaw and Porter contacted their parents for details of emotional events from those students' childhoods. The researchers first screened out students who'd experienced one of six events—assaulting someone, assaulting someone with a weapon, committing theft, being in an accident, being attacked by an animal, and losing a great deal of money. Next, they told 60 students who'd made it through the screening that they actually had been involved in one of the six events. To bolster their case, they incorporated details from actual events into a description of fictional happenings. (more…)


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A police dog in Florida had to be given anti-overdose medication after accidentally ingesting drugs while he was searching passengers embarking on a party cruise.
Authorities say Jake, a golden retriever K-9 officer experienced seizure-like symptoms and lost motor skills while screening passengers boarding for "Holy Ship!", a three-day electronic dance music (EDM) experience held on the Norwegian Epic.
Tod Goodyear, a sheriff's office spokesperson, told WFTV the dog was given Narcan by a crew member, which is often used to treat overdoses in humans, because they weren't sure what was causing Jake's reaction.
"[Jake] started having some problems with balance and had some type of seizure incident of some sort, was showing effects of having inhaled some substance," said Goodyear. "They administered the Narcan and got [him] to the vet."
It's believed that Jake ingested a form of ecstasy, and connected the drugs with a passenger, identified as Leslie Bennett, 33. Bennett was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance without prescription, and possession of drug paraphernalia and equipment.
More than a dozen attendees were arrested prior to the ship's departure on various drug-related offenses. Most charges are misdemeanors, but some have been cited for drug trafficking.
"You will be embarking in Port Canaveral and passing through security run by Customs and Border Protection, a division of Homeland Security," a notice to passengers says on the Holy Ship! website says.
"Every person and each piece of luggage will be inspected by dogs trained to detect explosives and contraband. Anyone found to be violating the law and/or in possession of illegal substances or prohibited items will be arrested and banned from future events."
Jake is reportedly in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery.
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It's a wet night
Drenched and damp
The part of the day that I love most
The night time….
The time of dreams……the time of fantasies
The cool breeze
the sweet smelling blooms
The fragrance of wet earth
The distant song of a nightingale
All stirs in me a new dream
Yes!I've a dream
To have a baby
A sweet fairy girl
She will have the purity of this night
The serenity of this rain
.........The aura of my angel……
She will glow like a star
She will smile like the moon
She will be a real beauty-a replica of my angel…..
The day of her birth
It will be the sweetest day of our life
The fulfillment of an all-time cherished dream
I'll sing to her soothing lullabies
That rises from my deep heart
I'll sing to her the story of "an angel and rhythm"
I'll sing to her our dreams,our hopes,our whims….
I'll be her mother,her friend,her sister
I'll love her with all my heart…..
But…..I know…..she'll like her father more
As girls always do
As I love my daddy……
When she utter her first word
Both of us will cry-I'm sure
The tears of joy,the tears of pride….
When she walks without support
With her dainty legs
firmly planted on the ground,
hand in hand,we will stare ,without blinking.
When I scold her,she'll run to her father
And,with her tear-stricken face and trembling lips
Will jump to his lap
And hide her face in his shoulders.
As dreams have no limit
My thoughts wander and wander
With out any stop……..
But I can still hear a lullaby
A lullaby full of passion
And the tinkling sound of an innocent smile………..


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The four largest and most massive satellites of Jupiter are, in order out from the planet, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Io and Europa form a pair of roughly the same size, as do Ganymede and Callisto. Io has a diameter of 3636 kilometers, while Europa, the smallest of the four, is 3138 kilometers in diameter. Ganymede, the largest moon in the Solar System, measures 5262 kilometers across. Callisto, Jupiter's outermost large moon, is 4810 kilometers in diameter.
The presence of four large, massive moons enabled the Galileo spacecraft to carry out a complex tour of the Jupiter system between December 1995 and September 2003. In the course of 34 revolutions around the giant planet, Galileo used gravity-assist flybys of the four moons to change its orbit without using propellants.
By contrast, Saturn and Neptune each have only one large, massive moon. Saturn's moon Titan, the second-largest moon in the Solar System, measures 5152 kilometers in diameter, while Neptune's moon Triton is just 2706 kilometers in diameter. The Cassini spacecraft, currently exploring the Saturn system, must rely on Titan for most of its gravity assists, which means that it must rely more on its finite supply of rocket propellants to get around the Saturn system. A Neptune orbiter, with only Triton available for significant gravity assists, would face a similar challenge.
The four largest and most massive moons of Uranus are puny compared with Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Titan, and Triton. Titania, the largest, measures just 1578 kilometers in diameter. The others are Ariel (1158 kilometers), innermost of the four moons; Umbriel (1169 kilometers); and Oberon (1522 kilometers), outermost of the four. Titania orbits between Umbriel and Oberon. Though often derided as small and dull, the reality is that these moons are little known. Voyager 2, the only spacecraft to visit Uranus, imaged no more than about 40% of any Uranian moon as it flew through the system in January 1986. Furthermore, the Cassini Saturn tour has revealed that even small outer Solar System satellites can be surprising: Enceladus, for example, just 505 kilometers across and by all rights cold and dead, is hot enough inside that it blasts salty water into space from parallel cracks ("tiger stripes") at its south pole at more than 2000 kilometers per hour.
In a paper published in the *Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets *shortly before Galileo concluded its tour, Andrew Heaton of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and James Longuski of Purdue University demonstrated that the Uranus system could support a complex Galileo-style tour. This was, they acknowledged, "contrary to intuition. . . because the Uranian satellites are much less massive than those of Jupiter." A Galileo-style tour would be possible, they explained, because "the key to a significant gravity assist is not the absolute size of the satellite, but the ratio of its mass to the primary, and the mass ratios of the Uranian satellites to Uranus are similar to those of the Jovian satellites to Jupiter." Titania and Oberon form a large outer pair equivalent to Ganymede and Callisto, they noted, while Ariel and Umbriel form a small inner pair equivalent to Io and Europa. The "Uranian satellite system is nearly a smaller replica of the Jovian system," Heaton and Longuski wrote.
They then described a three-phase, 811-day Uranus system tour. After launch from Earth in March 2008 and a gravity-assist flyby of Jupiter in September 2009, the Uranus tour spacecraft would fire its main rocket motor to capture into an elliptical Uranus orbit on Valentine's Day in 2018. This would mark the start of the first Uranus tour phase, which would be devoted to matching the orbital inclination of the Uranian equator, ring system, and moons.
Uranus is tipped on its side relative to the other planets in the Solar System, and its moons have equatorial orbits. Heaton and Longuski wrote that the Uranian system would appear edge-on to the Sun in 2007, then would tilt gradually until the planet and its moons pointed their north poles at the Sun in 2028. When the Uranus tour spacecraft reached the planet in 2018, the Uranus system would be tilted 13.6° relative to the Sun. The spacecraft would fly first past Titania in May 2019 at a distance of 316 kilometers, allowing that moon's gravity to "crank" its orbital plane. A total of nine similar Titania flybys over 261 days would place the spacecraft into the same plane as the Uranian equator and moons.
The second phase of the Uranus tour, the energy-reduction phase, would see the spacecraft reduce the size of its orbit, thus shortening its orbital period, while conducting a thorough exploration of the four largest Uranian moons. This would begin with a 414-kilometer flyby of Oberon 287 days after the spacecraft entered Uranus orbit and would proceed through eight Ariel flybys, five Umbriel flybys, three Titania flybys, and four additional Oberon flybys over the course of the next 395 days. The closest flyby of the tour would occur during this phase; the spacecraft would pass 54 kilometers over Umbriel's icy landscapes at the start of its 14th revolution about Uranus almost exactly one Earth year (364.3 days) after arriving at the planet.
Heaton and Longuski did not include the moon Miranda on their list of close flybys because it orbits close to Uranus and, with a diameter of just 480 kilometers, is less than half the size of Ariel, the smallest moon they used for gravity assists. Proximity to Uranus and low mass would mean that Miranda could contribute little to shaping the Uranus tour spacecraft's orbit. Miranda has some of the most intriguing known surface features on the Uranian satellites - for example, Verona Rupes, a five-kilometer-high fault scarp that begins at the edge of the region visible to Voyager 2. Presumably, the spacecraft would image Miranda whenever its tour route took it relatively close by.
The third phase of the tour would commence 691 days after Uranus arrival with a 151-kilometer Umbriel flyby. The somewhat arbitrary goal of the third phase would be to place the Uranus tour spacecraft into orbit around Ariel. Through three additional Umbriel flybys and four Titania flybys over 120 days, the spacecraft would nearly match Ariel's orbit about Uranus, reducing its velocity relative to its target to slightly less than one kilometer per second. The Uranus tour spacecraft would then use its rocket motor to place itself into orbit about Ariel.
"Feasibility of a Galileo-Style Tour of the Uranian Satellites," A. Heaton and J. Longuski, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 40, No. 4, July-August 2003, pp. 591-596.


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Thousands greet the Queen in Oxford for Maundy Thursday
Thousands of people lined the streets of Oxford today to welcome a very special visitor to the city - The Queen. She attended a Maundy Thursday service at Christ Church cathedral and handed out traditional Maundy Money purses to pensioners. Divya Kohli reports
Queen's Maundy recipients 'honoured'
The recipients of the Queen's Maundy money were retired pensioners recommended by clergy and ministers of all denominations, in recognition of service to the Church and the community in the diocese of Oxford.
Barbara Muldowney, 85, from Wokingham, Berkshire, has been a stalwart member of St Bartholomew's church in the nearby village of Arborfield.
She said: "I was nominated for a number of things, particularly 40 years' teaching, also for membership of Arborfield's church for 50 years and working amongst the young people.
"I'm tremendously honoured by it, I think it's a tremendous privilege - I feel very inadequate."
Geoffrey Moss, 74, from Ascot, Berkshire, attends All Saints church in the town and has worked tirelessly helping local pensioners.
He said: "I was nominated for my general service to elderly people in my community.
"I help with Talking Newspapers, I'm a trustee for Age Concern and for the last 16 years I've helped my wife who runs a drop-in centre for the elderly in Ascot."
The Maundy Service, which dates back to the 13th century, has Biblical origins and echoes the story of Christ washing the feet of his disciples shortly before his death.
Initially the sovereign gave money to the poor - and washed recipients' feet. Foot-washing ended with James II in the 18th century.
Mr Moss added: "This goes way back to the origins of Christianity with Jesus washing feet so it's an incredible experience."
Oxford Maundy service for first time in nearly 400 years
The Queen has presented the famous red and white purses of Maundy money to 87 women and 87 men at the annual Royal Maundy service.
This year, it was held in Oxford for the first time in almost 400 years.
Royal Mint tweets picture of 2013 Maundy money
The Royal Mint has tweeted a picture of the 2013 Maundy money that will be distributed by the Queen to 87 women and 87 men - one for each of the Queen's 87 years.
FIRST VIDEO: Queen hands out Maundy money
Queen arrives for Maundy service
The Queen presented Maundy money today to pensioners who have worked tirelessly for their communities.
Joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, she distributed the traditional coins during the annual Royal Maundy service which this year was held in Oxford for the first time in almost 400 years.
Charles I was the last monarch to carry out the ceremony in the city in 1642 and 1643 when his court was established there during the Civil War.
Within Oxford's ancient Christ Church cathedral, the Queen handed out the famous red and white purses of money to 87 women and 87 men - as she is now in her 87th year.
Purses for pensioners
The Queen will be in Oxford later to hand out Maundy purses to pensioners. The service will take place at Christ Church Cathedral - where eighty seven men and eighty seven women, representing Her Majesty's age, will receive the gift.


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June 23, 2012 | By Bruce Martin
With the Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard just five weeks away, the legends of the Brickyard and their fellow NASCAR Sprint Cup competitors take a West Coast road trip to Sonoma Raceway, site of the first road course race of the season Sunday in the Save Mart 350. And some of the greatest names and most successful drivers in this race are also among the best at the Brickyard, led by four-time Brickyard 400 winner Jeff Gordon, who has a record five Sonoma wins.
Gordon backed that up during Friday's qualifications with a second-place effort. Australia's Marcos Ambrose won the pole for the second week in a row.
"I thought it was a really good lap, but you've got to give credit where credit is due: Marcos laid down a heck of a lap," Gordon said. "We came up just a little bit short. I knew that was going to be a tough lap to beat, but I'm very pleased with that lap.
"The car has just been really solid ever since we unloaded. I'm pretty excited. There are some guys that are going to be tough to beat. Man, our car is just driving so good, and I'm having fun out there. It's been awhile since we qualified like this and had a day like this, so we will see what happens tomorrow. Our chances are good right now."
And Gordon has reason to be confident that his winless streak will end Sunday. In addition to his five Cup wins, he has 12 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes in 19 career starts at Sonoma. Since he finished 33rd in 2005, Gordon has finished, in order, first, seventh, third, ninth, fifth and second in the next six Sonoma contests.
"(Sonoma) is very challenging, to me; it's a track where you have to be really precise and patient," Gordon said. "At Watkins Glen, you have to attack really hard and be aggressive. I feel like Sonoma is the exact opposite of that, and I think that suits me a little bit better. While we haven't had the same success we once had on road courses, I look forward to those events. The road courses bring a different set of challenges, and those challenges are fun. Challenges that I always look forward to as a driver.
"It would be great to go to victory lane on Sunday. The competition has gotten better. Guys have done their homework and got their cars better, and guys like Juan Pablo (Montoya) and (AJ) Allmendinger, Marcos Ambrose, these are just guys that have road-racing backgrounds and they really have stepped up the game now that they're in solid teams. Those are the guys that I feel like we've really been having to watch these last couple years."
Three-time Brickyard winner and five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson is another Sonoma success story. He won this race in 2010, and that lone victory is one of three top-five and five top-10 finishes in 10 starts. He starts third Sunday.
"A good qualifying effort is very important because it presents an opportunity for you to play the fuel strategy game," Johnson said. "The race has really been decided by how many times you pit. If you can limit yourself to two stops, I think that is the race winning strategy. It's really tough to win with three stops. I think it all starts in qualifying.
"It was a decent lap time. I left some speed on the track in a few areas. We've really been struggling on comfort in the car today since we unloaded. It was a bit of a shock because we had an amazing test session. Granted, it was at a different track (laughs), but we really felt like we had something really good going on. Clearly the speed is in the car, but the comfort is not quite there.
"We just worked on qualifying trim today, and it was on edge the whole lap. So I hope that we can get some rear grip in the car and get things to calm down for a race because I don't want to drive 110 laps like the way it drove today (laughs again). But we've got some good ideas and some good direction. Jeff (Gordon) has had great comfort in his car, so we're going to look at the things the No. 24 is doing. It's nice to have the speed. If we can just build some comfort into it, we'll be really good."
Two-time Brickyard winner and three-time Cup champion Tony Stewart is a two-time Sonoma winner. Those victories are included in his four top-five and eight top-10 finishes in 13 starts. But Stewart qualified 24th Friday and will need some creative strategy and fearless driving to make his way to the front.
"I just like the road courses," Stewart said before his qualification effort. "I've always liked Sonoma. It's really a driver's track. It's tough to make your car drive perfect all day. You can have a really good car, but it's going to slide around and you're going to struggle for grip, and that's what makes it so fun. You have to do the work behind the steering wheel."
Ryan Newman, from South Bend, Ind., has never won at the Brickyard or at Sonoma but will start 10th Sunday.
"I like road courses," Newman said. "They are difficult to pass on. It seems like there are only a couple of passing zones. I've always said the more corners there are without passing zones, the more opportunities there are to fall behind the guy who's in front of the guy who's in front of you. Road courses are unique in their own right. I wish we had a third one because I think they are fun. I enjoy hustling the race car around the track, and Sonoma's a good road course. Personally, I enjoy Watkins Glen a bit more, but I enjoy them both and I look forward to racing out there. It's a big track-position race, and fuel mileage has become a big part of the racing there. But it's the same for everybody.
"In road-course racing, the driver, in my mind, can make up more than he can at an oval just being able to hustle a car. You have the added mannerism; I guess you could say, of braking. When you brake at short tracks, it's not the same as when you brake and downshift. So, you have to be a smooth downshifter, you have to be a good braker. Obviously, you have to turn right. There are extra characteristics, I guess, that you have to include at road courses that you don't have to include at ovals. That separates the men from the boys, typically."
Juan Pablo Montoya finished second in his first trip to the Brickyard in NASCAR in 2007 but that pales in comparison to his first race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2000 when he dominated the Indianapolis 500 and became a rookie winner of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Montoya starts 12th Sunday at Sonoma, where he drove to his first Cup victory.
"I have a lot of memories from Sonoma -- good and bad," Montoya said. "Obviously, I got my first Cup win there five years ago but ever since then we've struggled, which is surprising considering how well we run at Watkins Glen. We tested at VIR a couple of months back, and I was really happy with the car, so hopefully we figured something out coming into the race this weekend. You're at that point in the season where you need to step things up. It's really important for us to run well at Sonoma and have a strong finish for the Target team."
Kevin Harvick drove to victory at the Brickyard in 2003 and qualified 26th Friday. He has never won at Sonoma but has three top-five and four top-10 victories in 11 starts at the winding, twisting road course.
"I love road racing," Harvick said. "Sonoma is obviously very close to my hometown in Bakersfield, Calif., so you get a lot of family and friends that come out, but just the change of pace is something that I enjoy. I grew up racing go-karts on road courses, so going to Sonoma and getting to race one of the two road courses we have on the schedule during the year should be fun. I think we can win there. We've just got to put it all together. We've run well enough to win there a few times, but we just haven't been able to break through and make it happen. We were able to get a win at Auto Club Speedway a couple of years ago, so I know that it's fun to win in your home state. It would be good if we could get a Sonoma win behind us."
Paul Menard is the defending Brickyard winner but would like to find a measure of success at Sonoma. He qualified a loose race car on Friday and starts 23rd.
"I enjoy road-course racing a lot," Menard said. "I wish we had a couple more, honestly, to break up the oval racing a little bit. Road courses are a lot of fun. It's a lot different from what we do week to week. You turn left, turn right, downshift, up shift and strategy is a huge deal. It's a lot of fun to drive.
"We tested at Virginia International Raceway a couple of weeks ago. Because every track is different, you have to test theories instead of focusing on the car setup with spring and shock changes. It's probably more beneficial for the driver to get back into the groove of things."
But the man of the week is Dale Earnhardt Jr., who won his first race in 143 attempts with a decisive victory last Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. He qualified 19th Friday but was still the center of attention after his big win.
"It's been a good week," Earnhardt said. "The team is excited about our win to finally get that out of the way and real happy with how the season is going. I'm looking forward to the rest of the summer before the Chase just learn all we can learn and put ourselves in the best position we can during the Chase to compete, and that is about it. I'm looking forward to the race this weekend. I enjoy coming here. I haven't got the best track record at this track, but it's still a fun place.
"I think that win helps us a lot. As far as for us personally to feel like we can contend and compete that we went out there and won a race. I don't really know how it makes everybody else feel outside of our team, but for us, yeah, I think it makes us even hungrier. It's good to know we can do it. It's good to know we got it done, and we want to go do it again."


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Iraq has voiced hope that the plans related to a railway linking the country to neighboring Syria would be revived to facilitate transport of goods imported by Baghdad via Syrian ports.
During his visit to Syria last week, Iraqi trade minister Mohammad Mahdi Saleh told Albawaba.com that his country is "looking forward to more activation of the Syrian ports, and to cost reduction by reviving railways existing between the two countries, which should be upgraded and made ready for use also by Arabs and foreigners."
Sources at the Syrian ministry of economy and trade said that the volume of trade exchange between the two Arab countries has reached $400 million, calculated according to the contracts concluded between the two countries since they signed the memorandum of understanding.
According to the same sources, the contracts involve in their major part food and medicine deals, but Saleh's visit to Damascus also aimed at expanding the volume of imports through Syrian ports. They said Iraq has already agreed with contractors to supply it with 839,000 tons of goods through Tartous Port, expected to rise to a million in the current year.
Talks between the Iraqi minister and Syrian officials also tackled trade exhibitions to be held in both countries, the sources added – Damascus, Albawaba.com
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Well, then, I have won the bet I made with Emily Bazelon last January:
And I'm glad Guantanamo will be kept open. It's needed and useful. But Obama is being weaselly about it:
"People, I think understandably, are fearful after a lot of years where they were told that Guantanamo was critical to keep terrorists out," Obama said. Closing the facility, he added, is "also just technically hard."
Obama came to office pledging to shut a detainee facility that had become a symbol for prisoner abuse at the hands of American officials. He signed orders to shut the military prison by January 2010, but White House officials quickly encountered resistance from members of Congress opposed to moving prisoners to U.S. soil and from other countries they had hoped would accept detainees.It's Bush's fault for making people fearful, don't you know? It's not that he's actually come to see the value of the place.
There was also a tangle of legal issues involving what to do with suspected terrorists who had been tortured in prison in a way that jeopardized the integrity of the evidence against them, or who for other reasons could not stand trial.So, presumably, this new announcement was timed to follow last week's announcement that KSM would be tried in NYC. Maybe what came first was the realization that Guantanamo would need to remain open, and then something was needed to placate those who put their hope in Obama that he would close the place. Oh, what will we do? I've got an idea! Let's put on a show! Let's try KSM in NYC!
Last week, the administration announced that it will try five Guantanamo prisoners -- including Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-declared mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks -- in federal court in New York. The fate of dozens of other detainees remains in limbo.


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60 seconds with Keith Wade on cutting his global growth forecast
60 seconds with Keith Wade on cutting his global growth forecast
This month we've updated our forecast for the world economy and we're reducing our forecast for global growth, albeit only very slightly. This is largely to reflect the weakness of activity that we've seen so far in 2016 in the developed market economies, particularly the US and to some extent Europe.
Emerging markets
The emerging market forecast actually hasn't changed and in fact, we've seen some good signs of revival beginning to come through in some of the near term indicators. So the forecast for emerging markets doesn't change but overall, global growth is reduced.
We still expect the Federal Reserve (Fed) to raise rates at the end of this year and that's really reflecting the profile of activity that we see in the US. So, having been quite weak so far this year, we think that growth will actually pick up somewhat in the third quarter, and as we move towards the end of this year.
Inflation is also likely to pick up a little as well and we think that'll be sufficient for the Fed to raise rates by 25 basis points at the end of 2016.
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Elsewhere though, we think interest rates are likely to come down. That means that the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank are going to cut interest rates further into negative territory. We also think the Bank of England will cut rates again, down to just 0.1% in November.
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While the controversy and debate over the use of anabolic steroids and growth hormone in sports continues, little attention is paid to the use of Adderall and Provigil in academia. Cycling Fans Anonymous discusses an interesting article that appeared in the New York Times earlier this month.
Doping in academia is common, with Provigil and Adderall being the drugs of choice amongst professors and students at university. Apparently these drugs make it possible to concentrate without getting distracted for long periods of time, and to never get sleepy when pulling an all-nighter.
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Minecraft creator tempers Psychonauts 2 expectations
Markus "Notch" Persson has taken to his blog to set realistic expectations about his offer to help fund Psychonauts 2.
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson gained a lot of attention for his offer to chip in personal funds towards Psychonauts 2. The internet responded the way you'd expect for a dormant, cult-hit property, so Persson has taken to his blog to set reasonable expectations.
He says that he and Tim Schafer have only exchanged "a couple of e-mails" and might meet at the upcoming Game Developers Conference. He says that the budget for the game is three times higher than he though, and Double Fine will most likely be busy with its Kickstarter project for a while anyway.
"I would not be investing in this as a charity," he says. "It would be because I think the game would be profitable. And naturally, I wouldn't want to have any creative input in the game. It would be purely a high risk investment in a project I believe in." He also points out that other investors have expressed interest.
Persson says that this kind of investment would require a lot of discussion, but he says he has advisers to help him with that aspect. "All I know is that IF the numbers work out and IF they still want to do it and IF they don't decide to self fund a sequel by doing more crowd funding (which is honestly what I would've done if I were them), I would be most interested in doing this type of investment."
He says his reasons for setting more realistic expectations is that he's "incredibly scared of the very real risk of people feeling let down just because I took a chance at something that doesn't end panning out." He jokes that if the deal doesn't work, he'll "just go into hiding for a few years."
Even if the investment is higher than expected, Persson seemed unphased by the dollar amount as of a few days ago. He said he "can do" $13 million if necessary. Whether this is ultimately determined as profitable, though, is unclear -- and with Double Fine focused on its adventure game, we might not know for quite a while.
Steve Watts posted a new article, Minecraft creator tempers Psychonauts 2 expectations.
Markus "Notch" Persson has taken to his blog to set realistic expectations about his offer to help fund Psychonauts 2.
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Indeed, both onscreen and behind the camera, Good Morning World carries over many people associated with that earlier success. Sheldon Leonard and Carl Reiner executive produced the show, which the latter sometimes directed as well, with familiar actors like Ann Morgan Guilbert (Millie on D.V.D.) guest starring. Conversely, stars Joby Baker and Billy De Wolfe each had guest-starred on Dick Van Dyke.
Like that show, Good Morning World alternates roughly 50-50 between work and home, with Baker cast as David Lewis, one-half of the radio morning show team of Lewis & (Larry) Clarke (Ronnie Schell). The pair work for station owner Roland B. Hutton, Jr. (De Wolfe), while Lewis spends his evenings at home with wife Linda (Julie Parris), and single guy Clarke usually dates kooky girlfriend Sandy Kramer (Goldie Hawn, in her television debut).
The program's format and characters invite comparisons with The Dick Van Dyke Show. Basically, Clarke is a variation of Rob Petrie, with Linda his Laura, and Clarke a sort of combination Jerry Helper (wise-guy best pal) and Buddy Sorrell (professional collaborator constantly at odds with the boss). Sandy is like a flightier Millie, while Hutton is a fussy manager type in the Mel Cooley mold, though more prominent here.
Because the scripts offer much the same type of material (e.g., the Lewises reluctantly look after a prized poodle, similar to the D.V.D. episode that had guest-starred De Wolfe) it's hard, for example, not to watch Jody Baker and imagine how Dick Van Dyke might have interpreted the same material, and though Baker is perfectly fine, in the end he lacks Van Dyke's great versatility and the mild recognizable nerdiness (on display in shows like "Br-room-br-room") that endeared him to audiences as Rob Petrie. Schell comes off as mildly annoying as Clarke; his character is always "on," too shrill and jokey for audiences to warm up to.
Both De Wolfe and Parrish are a delight, however. He excelled playing fussy minor authority types in the Edward Everett Horton/Franklin Pangborn tradition, and uses that wonderfully fey, clipped delivery to good effect. Cute Julie Parrish doesn't appear to have been influenced by Mary Tyler Moore's star-making role as Laura Petrie; she brings her own personality to the role and makes it her own. Goldie Hawn's billing is pushed to the end titles, as a feature player much as Guilbert had been, but it's clear she was going places, and is featured more prominently in later episodes.
One problem with the series is that Lewis & Clarke's morning show, shown in little chunks in most every episode, isn't all that entertaining. The Dick Van Dyke Show's comedy writers were often seen brainstorming in their office, but the result of their labors, the comedy sketches of Alan Brady (Carl Reiner), were sometimes suggested but almost never actually shown. Lewis & Clarke's material, front-and-center as it is, doesn't work.
The fact that show's stories usually present themselves between on-air monologues creates another problem. The pair spends so much time chatting with one another or Mr. Hutton that the morning show setting becomes unrealistic - don't these guys have work to do? Adding to this air of unreality was a presumably legal and budgetary decision not use real popular music or reference real people in the business. Though based on Persky and Denoff's own experiences as disc jockeys, that part of the show ultimately isn't believable.
Video & Audio
Good Morning World was a three-camera sitcom shot in 35mm and in color. The episodes, presented in their original full frame aspect ratio, are not edited or time-compressed, and look fantastic. Though they show signs of age with some negative scratches, etc., their condition is very good, and the transfers are excellent. Six-to-seven half-hour shows are on each of the four discs. There are no subtitle options, and the English mono sound is fine.
Extra Features
Disc One includes a delightful 14-minute Ronnie Schell Interview with the actor looking much younger than his 75 years. He's very frank about the show's qualities and shortcomings, ultimately blaming a time slot that pitted the program against Tuesday Night at the Movies as the main reason for its cancellation. He also claims that star Joby Baker had trouble memorizing his lines (in several episodes, the actor does appear to be looking off camera, as if at cue cards), and that co-star Julie Parrish suffered a minor stroke between the time that the pilot was shot and the show went on the air, resulting in a loss of energy to her character that had not been anticipated.
Disc Two includes a five-minute Goldie Hawn Bio, which is okay but also shortchanges the other actors. Disc Three includes a Trivia Quiz, while Disc Four has a Family Tree (i.e., actor biographies) and a Photo Gallery (i.e., frame grabs).
Parting Thoughts
In the end, Good Morning World is like Dick Van Dyke Show Lite. It falls well short of its predecessor, but is fairly good on its own terms, and S'More Entertainment deserves lots of credit for making a show like this available.
Stuart Galbraith IV is a Kyoto-based film historian whose work includes The Emperor and the Wolf - The Lives and Films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune and Taschen's forthcoming Cinema Nippon. Visit Stuart's Cine Blogarama here.


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It's been enjoyable to watch the DRIVE network grow, and not just because they produce "Jalopnik on Drive" and invite us on the air. It doesn't hurt, but our biggest interest is in seeing an online car channel that talks like car people without the condescending tactics or cheesy production quality.
There are also no "cute girl" hosts there purely to balance out car nerds.
More episodes of our show coming in the next few weeks as well as more of your favorites. Get excited. Because Chris Harris.